AT DELAWAREFourth-year swimmer who will continue to add depth to the Blue Hen breaststroke and individual medley events. Enters the season on UD's all-time top ten list in three events with the sixth fastest finish in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:04.60, the sixth fastest finish in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:20.98, and the sixth fastest finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.05.

2014-15 SEASONSwam the 100m Breststroke in 1:04.60 and the 200m Brestsroke in 2:20.98 • Swam the 200m IM in 2:05.90 and helped run the 400m Medley Relay with her team in 4:04.58 • At CAA Conference Championships, finished 14th in the 100 Breaststroke with a finals time of 1:04.85 and 16th in the 200 Breaststroke with a finals time of 2:20.98.

2012-13 SEASONCompeted in the 100 breast (1:06.42) and 200 IM (2:09.94) at the 2013 CAA Championships • garnered a top-10 finish in the 200 breast (2:24.58), 100 breast (1:06.89 and was the second leg of the 200 medley relay team that placed third (1:47.64) at the Bucknell Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner and captain during the 2012 season at State College Area High School • academic all-American honors in 2012 • three-time all-American in the 200 medley (2010-12) • all-American in the 100 breaststroke (2012) • third in the 2012 Pennsylvania State Championships in the 100 breaststroke, seventh in the 200 medley relay and 16th in the 200 individual medley • fifth in the 200 medley relay at the 2011 Pennsylvania State Championships • fourth in the 200 medley relay at the 2010 Pennsylvania State Championships • four-time district champion in the 100 breaststroke • three-time district champion (2010-12) in the 200 individual medley • three-time district champion (2010-12) in the 200 medley relay • 2012 district champion in the 400 freestyle relay • fifth in the 200 breaststroke and sixth in the 100 breaststroke at the 2012 MA SR Championships • participated with the Nittany Lion Aquatic Club during prep career.

PERSONALEmily Pate • daughter of Gary and Lynne Pate • born December 14, 1993 • has a sister, Britt • lifeguard at Centre Hills Country Club over the summer • civil engineering major at Delaware.